D-Day Juno Landing
“This battle was the single most important battle on the Western front. DDay is the military codeword for the paratrooper operations on the night of June 5 and the beach landings on the morning of June 6 in Normandy. Canada’s 3rd Division led the way at Juno...
Operations Overlord Normandy France
Operations Overlord was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the operation that launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II by Allied forces. Excerpt from the book ” Into Action with the 12th Field – Lt. Col. T. J. Bell...
My Father, Walter Culhane Bittle, 12th Field Regt RCA
My Father, Walter Culhane Bittle served with 12th Field Regiment in France. He was KIA on August 14 1944 near Haut-Mesnil / Falaise. In July of 2011, 3 years ago I took my entire family, 15 in all to Normandy. We all stood on the sands of Juno Beach and visited the...
May 16th Press release
Genealogical society event to commemorate D-Day anniversary ARTHUR – The Wellington County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society is organizing an event at the Arthur Legion on June 7 at 1pm to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day. The event, which will...Recent Posts
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